Rakshasas, Indian Shapeshifting Demons

Few creatures of Indian legend inspired as much fear as the Rakshasas. Appearing as villains and antiheroes in the Hindu epics and other Indian literature, the Rakshasas were demons with immense powers of shapeshifting and illusion casting, and often depicted with frightening appearances including tigerlike features, large fangs, wild hair, burning eyes, tremendous stature, and sometimes even multiple heads and limbs If their appearance wasn t enough to chill the spine, their appetite for human flesh made them the epitome of demons Support us on Patreon MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY. MUSIC: The Himalayas by Derek Fiechter Astradhari by Farya Faraji OPENING: ARTISTS FEATURED: Nils Hamm Alex Bosoy Parag Pendharkar Sudhin Subramian Virut Mehta Molee art Sunny Nair